Being away from the forums has caused me to miss out on a number of things so I have another question. Recently I’ve been seeeinf brushes that say M&F in BST and also Brad Sears. Can someone explain this to me. Last time I was active I thought Lee Sabini was the M&F person to go through for an order. Does Brad source knots from him making his own handles or does he purchase directly from Lee? Also, some of the brushes have his name and it seems some it’s have M&F which has me even more confused. This might be answered somewhere else, but I’ve done some searching on here and I guess haven’t found the right thread. Thanks for any insight.

There is a collaboration between Brad and M&F/Sabini. Brad makes the M&F handles in the US, then sends them to Sabini in England. Sabini sets his knots in the handles, and ships the completed brushes back to Brad in the U.S. Those brushes bear the M&F name. However, Brad also continues making brushes with his own knots. Those brushes bear Brad's name.